Question:
Any lap RNYs with a subcutaneous seroma?

Yesterday, I woke early to discover a lump beneath one of my closed (lap) incisions. I was fearful of either an abscess or an incisional hernia, but the doctor said it was a seroma and may leak out or self-absorb. Would it reopen an already-closed incision? It's not painful, just uncomfortable at my (now-shrinking) waistline.    — Susan R. (posted on October 31, 2003)

November 1, 2003
I had a seroma after my tummy tuck; sometimes they do go away; in my case, it didnt; the doctor inserted a needle and drained it off...
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